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B. THOMPSON. Sleigh Runner for WheeIe d Vehicles.

Patented March 24, 1868.

BJARN'E THOMPSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS- Letters Patent No. 75,812, dated Marc7 24, 1868.

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- TO ALL WHOM IT MAY- CONCERN:

Deitknown that I, BJ'ARNE. THOMPSON, of Chicago, Cook county, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Runners for Wheeled Vehicles; and I do declare that the following is a. full, clear, and exact description of the construction'and operation'of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings making a part of this specification, in whichi Figure 1 is aside view of my runner, witha wheel in position.

, Figure 2, a top view.

. Figure 3, a cross-section on red line at y.

Figure. {1, a longitudinal section showing the guide.

Like, letters refer to like parts in all the figures.

The objects of my invention are to construct runnersto which .wheeled vehicles may be readily attached for use, without removing the wheels, and to provide a guide to prevent thesliding of the runners in dangerous places, the guide being under the'control of the driver.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my improvements, Idescribe their construction and operation. 7

A represents the runner, which may be made about three inches wide and two and one-half inches thick,

and of the usual form. In the top of the runner I cut a recess, a, to receive the wheel. On one side of the runner I place the irons E E, and'on the opposite side the irons D D, at the proper places, to be used with the bolts or cross-bars gg, to hold the wheel securely in place. As shown in the drawings, D ishinged at c, and

the cross-bar orrod gishinged: to the top of E. D is provided with one or more holes, through which the rod 9 passes. These several parts, in size and other respects, must be adapted to the size. of the wheel to be used.

In use, the wheel is'placed in the recess a in the top of the runner, the iron, D, being first put back, and the rod "gthrown upfas indicated by dotted lines in fig. 3. 1 These: irons are then brought to place, g being passed through and sechredhy the nut in, 'as shown. In the drawings the rods 9 are located too, high. Pieces of ironfof suitable size may be bolted orotherwiseproperly fastened to the runner, the ends passing above the same, and provided withholes toreceive a bolt, and an ordinary bolt and nut may be used to secure the wheel in place. Therunner maybe shod with iron, e, as usual. A strap, 6, is used with each runner, to be attached to some part of the vehicle in a suitable manner, The runner, as shownin the drawings, is designed to be used. "with a single wheel, four being used with afour-whe'eled vehicle; but, if desired, the runners may he made of suchlength that only two will berequired for a four wheeled vehicle, in which case each runner must be provided withtwo sets of fastening-irons I also provide one of the runners with a guide, 0, being a piece of metal,

'bent at right angles, one part passing over the top of the runner, the other being at the side, and pivoted to the runner atf, as shown. When not in use itis held up from the ground by the spring d, fig. 4. That part'of this piece of metal at the side of 'the runner is of such width that when pressed down it will rest on and enter the ground. i v

This guide 0 is operated by the. levers ij, attached to the runner and guide, as shown, and are so arranged as to be under the control of the driver. By means of these levers the 'guide O can be thrown down to the,

ground to prevent the sliding of the runners when desired.- placed-on one of the rear runners. a I

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

When four runners are used, the guide should be i 1. The hinged stirrups D and bolts g, in combination with a detachable runner, having in it a groove or recess fitted to the wheel, substantially as specified.

2. Th'eguide G, to prevent the side slipping off the runner when operated by thedirect action of the lever i -j, substantially asspecified. i a BJARNE THOMPSON.

Witnesses;

L. L. Bonn, It. A. West. 

